Although Cao Jun was trying to catch him, he knew that Cao Cao had fallen into his trap. Cao Jun had fallen into the trap, and Zhou Yu's heart was obviously relaxed a lot. He had been very worried about this matter in the past few days, but now, Zhou Yu finally didn't have to worry about it.
Don't worry anymore. Next, the fire attack can proceed smoothly.
However, Cao Jun secretly carried out the chain of iron ropes, so he should not be able to do much in a short period of time. Cao Jun clearly did this out of surprise. Presumably, after Cao Jun completes the chain of iron ropes and ships, he will definitely launch an offensive against his own army. Wait until then
At that time, if he pretends to be defeated, he will let Cao Cao see that the iron cable ship is indeed useful. Only in this way can Cao Jun be willing to implement the iron cable ship on a large scale, and by that time, the opportunity of the Sun-Liu coalition will be gone.
coming.
Therefore, the Sun-Liu coalition still needs to persist. Now the balance of victory has begun to tilt towards their own side. As long as they can ensure that their fire attack plan can go smoothly, Cao's army will undoubtedly be defeated. But for Zhou Yu,
, time is also limited, and he obviously hopes that Cao Jun can speed up the process.
Time passed very quickly, and during this period, Cao Jun had been plotting to refine the iron rope. Regarding Cao Cao's actions, Zhou Yu had been arranging a lot of detailed investigations. Every time the news came back from the details, Zhou Yu felt very pleased. Cao Jun
The progress was obviously very rapid, and Cao Jun was already trying to connect the ships with iron cables.
The news from Xizuo said that Cao Cao admired the plan of connecting ships with iron cables, but Cao Cao was still a little worried about the plan of connecting ships with iron cables. After all, the attempts were all on the shore. If this method was really used to fight, would it be possible?
Will it still have unexpected effects? Cao Cao obviously wants to try the power of the iron cable ship.
Several warships connected by iron cables dominated half of the Yangtze River. Cao Cao on the shore saw this scene and nodded slightly. The ships connected by iron cables were indeed very impressive, but the officers and soldiers of Cao's army on the warships obviously had no intention of doing anything.
There are signs of seasickness. Although these Cao Jun soldiers are all people who have been trained in water skills for a long time, they will still lose most of their combat effectiveness due to seasickness on the warship. However, now, the Cao Jun soldiers on the warship obviously do not have such symptoms.
Feel.
Zhou Yu thought that Cao Jun's high-level debugging was a helpless move. After all, the two sides were facing each other above the river, and above the Yangtze River was the territory of Jiangdong Navy. Cao Cao wanted to cover up others' eyes, which was obviously unrealistic. Since there was no other way
If you cover it up, you might as well show it openly like this.
To be honest, Cao Jun's warships are really impressive when connected together. The four warships are connected into one, which makes Zhou Yu couldn't help but sigh. Such a huge platform must have huge combat effectiveness. The only thing is
That is, it is naturally difficult to control four warships when connected, and the flexibility is definitely not enough. As long as these four warships are not allowed to get close, there is obviously no problem in destroying him. Therefore, although Zhou Yu sighed,
But he is not afraid.
Above the Yangtze River, the Jiangdong navy still dominates. It did before, it does now, and it will certainly do in the future. Although Cao Jun's army is very powerful, when they reach the river surface, they are just people who are at the mercy of others. But for the sake of the next
Strategy, Zhou Yu obviously wanted Cao Cao to taste some sweetness very reluctantly.
In fact, it is not a sweet thing. Zhou Yu just let Cao Cao experience that the iron chain ship is indeed very powerful. Four warships connected together are indeed more powerful than one or two warships. Zhou Yu just made Cao Cao clearly understand this.
In fact, as for the rest, it depends on what Cao Cao says.
Today's contact between Cao Jun's Iron Cable Company and the Jiangdong Navy gave many Cao Jun generals the hope of victory. Although the Iron Cable Company does have flaws, there is no need to question the powerful combat power it unleashed. With such a big kill,
Zhao, General Cao's army knew that the decisive battle with the Sun and Liu coalition was coming.
On the other side of the river, the Jiangdong generals also learned about this, and they were obviously as happy as Cao Jun's generals. Because they also knew that after Cao Jun's large-scale implementation of iron cables and ships, the Zhou Governor would use this to launch a fire attack on Cao Jun.
, when Governor Zhou’s fire attack is really successful, it will be time for a showdown with Cao Jun.
Every general who goes to battle to kill the enemy is eager for war, because this is the only way for them to get promoted. The generals on both sides know that this battle is very important to Cao Jun and the Sun and Liu coalition forces, so if they can obtain enough in this battle
If you have meritorious service, then official position or anything else doesn't matter.
With the advent of Cao Jun's iron cable ship and the large-scale implementation of Cao Jun's army, the fighting between Cao Jun and the Jiangdong Allied Forces obviously became more and more intense. The war has entered a situation that is about to break out. Both sides only need a spark to end the war.
It is possible to cause a huge collision.
However, for Zhou Yu, it was unwise to start a battle at this moment. The problems were solved one by one, and then appeared in front of him one after another. Cao Jun's iron cable ship connection was obviously beneficial to the Sun and Liu coalition forces, but if they wanted to carry out fire
If you want to attack, you need to put the fire ship directly into Cao Jun's navy camp.
Cao Jun's naval camp is heavily defended. Although the Jingzhou navy cannot fight, it is obviously no problem to defend a camp. It is obviously impossible to unexpectedly place a fire ship next to Cao Jun's warship. Even if it is
A forceful attack by the Jiangdong naval forces may not necessarily achieve much benefit.
According to the news from Xizuo, Cao Jun's defense against the water camp was obviously stronger than that of the army. In addition to the gate of the water camp being heavily guarded by Cao's troops, the interior of the water camp was also heavily defended. Several blockades made Zhou Yu realize that he wanted to
How difficult it was to put the fire ship in front of Cao Jun's warship.
This problem obviously troubled Zhou Yu a lot. He obviously didn't know how to deceive the gate of Cao Jun's water stronghold, and then let several fireships pass through the blockades set by Cao Jun safely and arrive in front of Cao Jun's warships.
This problem has always been bothering Zhou Yu. When he decided to attack Cao Jun with fire, this problem appeared in front of him. The fire attack must be unexpected. If Cao Jun is aware of it, everything will be in vain.
On this day, Zhou Yu convened another meeting with his ministers. Regarding how to break into Cao Jun's camp, Zhou Yu had anxiously discussed it many times with his ministers, but many times there was no ideal result. Seeing the silence in the tent, Zhou Yu knew that what happened today was probably too serious.
There won't be any good results.
Zhou Yu felt a little helpless about this. Time waits for no one. If he can't make any progress, the Sun-Liu coalition will definitely not be able to sustain it. If that time comes, Cao's army will win without a fight, and then
Seizing the entire Jiangdong. This is obviously not what Zhou Yu wants to see, and he cannot tolerate it.
In the meeting hall, looking at the silent people in the hall, Zhou Yu was a little angry. He thought that Jiangdong was full of talents, but no one could solve his problems. How could he count on Zhuge Liang? But Zhuge Liang was obviously silent at the moment.
Yu, thinking about it, he didn't have any good ideas.
Suddenly, a word flashed in Zhou Yu's mind, "talents abound", that's right. You know, Cao Cao is a person who loves talents very much. If a talent is given to him for free, will Cao Cao accept it?
There is a high possibility that Cao Cao will accept this, after all, this is his character.
With this idea, Zhou Yu began to scan the generals in the big tent. If he wanted to implement this plan, he needed to choose a general who could not only gain Cao Cao's appreciation, but also make himself completely Jiangdong. If we talk about some new Jiangdong generals
, obviously not qualified, so only some well-known veterans can do it.
Jiangdong did have veterans of the Three Dynasties. Huang Gai and Cheng Pu were both veterans of the Three Dynasties. They had been serving the Sun family since Sun Jian. After much deliberation, Zhou Yu decided that Huang Gai was more suitable for this plan. Although Cheng Pu had also assisted Sun Jian.
, Sun Ce, a veteran of Sun Quan's three dynasties, but he is also the oldest. Of course, age is secondary. The most important thing is that Cheng Pu is quite famous in Jiangdong, and all Jiangdong generals must call him Cheng.
Sir, such a person would choose to betray Cao Cao's army. I'm afraid no one in Jiangdong will believe this. How can he deceive Cao Cao if he can't deceive his own people?
Cao Cao also has many talents under his command. Even though Cao Cao loves talents very much, many of his advisers will not open their eyes to see Cao Cao being fooled. Therefore, only the old general Huang Gai is capable of this strategy. Thinking of this, Zhou Yu turned towards Huang Gai
Look.
Seeing Zhou Yu suddenly looking at him, Huang Gai was obviously stunned. He obviously didn't know what Zhou Yu was looking at him for. However, Zhou Yu was smiling, and the solemnity on his face suddenly disappeared. It was obvious that Zhou Yu
He must have thought of how to deal with Cao Jun. Could this matter have anything to do with him, Huang Gai thought to himself.
After a while, Zhou Yu suddenly said: "You all know that Cao Jun's water fortress is well-defended. It is obviously very difficult to deceive Cao Jun's water fortress gate and then put several fire ships into Cao Jun's camp. Now I have a plan.
I just don’t know if you would dare to do it.”
Seeing Zhou Yu looking at him all the time when he said this, Huang Gai immediately knew that this matter must be closely related to him. Before Zhou Yu could say anything else, Huang Gai stood up suddenly and said loudly: "Captain Zhou has
No matter what the plan is, I will definitely die for Jiangdong!"
Zhou Yu nodded slightly, and then said loudly: "Old General Huang is really brave, but breaking into Cao Jun's camp alone is no joke. If you are not careful, you may be surrounded by tens of thousands of Cao Jun's troops.
.The old general is old, but still..."
Although Zhou Yu didn't finish what he said, everyone understood the meaning of his words. It was obvious that Zhou Yu's words somewhat meant to look down on Huang Gai.
Huang Gai obviously also had a hot temper. He banged the table and then stood up and said, "What did Governor Zhou say? Does he think I will be afraid of Cao Jun?"